Medicated Boners Could Save Your Mind
Ok. Straight up Viagra won’t ave your mind from slipping into an abyss. But scientists are using stains of the dick pill to create something similar, but in reverse order. Meaning, instead of rushing blood to a penis to make it hard, rush the blood to the head which helps fight Dementia.
From TheLadBible:
As we know, Viagra, or other erectile dysfunction drugs, improve blood flow to the penis. By extension, experts at St George’s University of London hope this can improve blood flow to the brain. Researchers are currently testing Tadalafil, a product similar to Viagra, on British volunteers to see it will help prevent or slow down the onset of vascular dementia.
“This initiative is to use existing medicines, which are well understood and safe, and to see whether we can use them for a different purpose,” research leader Dr Atticus Hainsworth told the Daily Mail. “Our study at the moment is simply to ask whether it increases blood flow to the brain. It does have side effects if you take too much, but it is essentially safe and it is much-used in the sort of age group we are hoping to target.”
Vascular dementia is prevalent – only Alzheimer’s disease is more common – and causes memory, speech and concentration problems.
The trial is still in the early stages (24 subjects with 30 more being added.) But any progress to end such a horrific disease is great news. I’ve seen it firsthand in family. It’s crushing for someone to slowly forget themselves and every memory you’ve made together.